Cow-tail holder



(No Model.)

I. G. MAYO.

, 00w TAIL HOLDER. No. 281,543; Patented July 17, 1883.

N. PETERS i'nalo-Lnhn m hqr. Washinginn, DJ;

' .UNITE STATES P TENT OF CE.

IsRAEL o. MAYO, or GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

cow-TAIL HOL ER;

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 281,543, dated July 17,1883.

' Application filed May 11, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISRAEL 0. MAYO, of

' Gloucester, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cow-Tail Holders; and Ido herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention,.such as willv enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cow-tail holders; and itconsists in a holder which is composed of a single casting, which has ajaw formed upon each end, and suitable projections upon which thepivoted jaws are fastened, and projections against which the springsstrike, in combination with the pivoted jaws having the springs attachedto them, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a cow-tail holder havingclamping devices or spring-jaws at each of its ends, and to so constructthe parts that both of the clamps or jaws can be opened at the sametime, instead of having to operate them separately, as has heretoforebeen the-case.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective of my invention,

A represents a single bar or casting, of suitable length, and which hasits ends-shaped so as to form a jaw or clamp, B. This casting will bemade of just sufficientlength to keep the cow from switching her tail,and the hook, jaw, or clamp B upon one end will be larger than theother. Upon this casting will also be formed the notchedprojections 0,against which the free ends of the springs bear, as

shown.

Upon opposite sides of the casting, just at those points where the jawsbegin to curve, are formed the projections or lugs E, to which thepivoted jaws F are attached. These jaws F are of unequal size, andproject outward in opposite directions. Each one has a suitable theprojections formed upon opposite sides of the casting A, and areprevented from becoming displaced by means of the notches formed on theouter ends of the projections, as shown. These two pivoted jaws are inposition to be taken hold of by the hand, so that both of them may bedetached at once, and without the necessity 'of using both hands to doso.

By the construction here shown not only is a single casting made to formtwo jaws, but the pivoted jaws are so located therewith that they canbothbe operated at the same time or either one alone. One of these pairof j aws will be made to catch around the tail of the cow, while theother catches on the rear edge of the leg, so as 'ber or other, flexibleattachment, so that the two parts will have a freer movement. As

long as the ends of the spring catch behind the i" projections O, thejaws are locked in a close position, and no force of the cow candisengage the holder after it has been once attached to the tail and leg.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim I In a cow-tail holder, the combination of the casting A, havingthe jaws B formed upon its ends, and provided with the projections O,the pivoted jaws F, and the springs G, the parts being combined andarranged to operate as shown and described. i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ISRAEL G. MAYO Witnesses:

H. NAsoN LONGFELLOW, W LTER MAYO.

